Wild Fibonacci: Nature's Secret Code Revealed - Hardcover

Hulme, Joy N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582461546 ISBN 13: 9781582461540

Publisher: Tricycle Press, 2005

Synopsis

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34. . . Look carefully. Do you see the pattern? Each number above is the sum of the two numbers before it. Though most of us are unfamiliar with it, this numerical series, called the Fibonacci sequence, is part of a code that can be found everywhere in nature. Count the petals on a flower or the peas in a peapod. The numbers are all part of the Fibonacci sequence. In Wild Fibonacci, readers will discover this mysterious code in a special shape called an equiangular spiral. Why so special? It mysteriously appears in the natural world: a sundial shell curves to fit the spiral. So does a parrot's beak. . . a hawk's talon. . . a ram's horn. . . even our own human teeth! Joy Hulme provides a clear and accessible introduction to the Fibonacci sequence and its presence in the animal world.

About this title

From the Author:

From the best-selling creative team behind Sea Sum and Sea Squares.

Open the book to create a golden rectangle, a form related to the Fibonacci sequence.

An amazing resource for both math and natural science teachers, as well as other educators.

About the Author:

JOY N.HULME has 1 + 2 = 3, 2 + 3 = 5, 3 + 5 = 8, 5 + 8 = 13 children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren. For years, teachers everywhere have praised her math books. Joy lives in Monte Sereno, California.
CAROL SCHWARTZ has received many honors for her illustrations. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tricycle Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1582461546
• ISBN 13: 9781582461540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Schwartz Carol